"These little humans are too quiet, Jaime Reyes," The scarab said," I recommend you talk to them. I've scanned molecular and anatomical structures. Their mental and physical patterns are too irregular. Convene in conversation or else they will come to dislike you."
Jaime almost rolled his eyes at the alien structure on his back. He was trying to avoid speaking to the two children who were following him as he walked home. It was already awkward enough that they were walking home with them, but the thought of him having to take care of them and be there for them terrified him. What if something bad happened to them because of him? What if a supervillain figures out his secret identity and goes after them? What will become of them if he leaves them alone too long while he's out fighting crime? He had to focus on some task- some type of way to channel all the struggle into a focused setting. His task at hand is to support them- school and at home. The pamphlet had said that he'd need to keep them company for most of the day. During his school hours, they were to report to school themselves at the community service building. For the night, they were to sleep at the building or at his house.
Jaime didn't know what to expect when he came home. His counselor said that she'd already contacted his mom to let her know that Jaime is taking care of two children. He was pretty sure his little sister wouldn't be too excited either. Then Jaime wondered how the heck Bart was going to react to this. At that moment Jaime remembered a horrifying detail- he was home alone with Tye and Bart for the weekend because his mom was out of town and his sister was at a friend's house. Those two would probably have polar opposite reactions to the twins. Hopefully they would tone down their usual arguments and try to help him. He knew that Tye could be of help with his ability to communicate and speak Spanish. And Bart could be a great help because of his friendly and social nature. However, with Tye being an introvert and Bart not understanding Spanish, that would mean they'd have to work together. Which is a problem because they do not get along at all.
As Jaime's house started getting into view, the butterflies in the young hispanic started to flutter again. He was nervous about the two boys reacting to the twins. They were probably already at his house. Jaime turned to look at the twins- so small and innocent. Luno was a little more behind, holding hands and being almost dragged by his older twin Sol. The two were waddling behind Jaime, trying to keep up. Sol realized Jaime's stare and responded by saying, "Tengo hambre, Señor Reyes. Mi hermano tiene hambre también," then he pointed at Jaime's house, "¿Hay comida en tu casa?" Jaime smiled at the boy and answered, "Sí, Sol. Se puede comer en mi casa. Y llámame hermano o Jaime, ¿bien?" The little boy smiled brightly and nodded.
When Jaime entered his house, he wasn't expecting to see Tye and Bart both sitting at the kitchen table in complete silence. Bart was playing a game- probably Pokemon Go- on his phone and Tye was doing what looked like homework for Algebra. The boys both looked up in surprise when Jaime walked in. Bart, as always, zoomed at light speed (almost quite literally) to Jaime.
"So! How'ditgodiditendupasterribleandunexpectedasyouthoughtitwouldbebecauseyoulooklikeyousurvivedtheday- hey,I'mhungryareyouhungrybecauseTyewouldn'tletmeeatanymoreofyourfoodbecausehesaiditwasrudebutIthinkhe'sjustbeintjealo-" Bart stopped talking when he saw the twins slowly and awkwardly walk in. The speedster's face turned from confusion to absolute delight in a matter of seconds. His body zoomed past Jaime's and up to the two boys and introduced himself.
Jaime looked at Bart questionably before laughing and explaining everything to the redhead. Soon after explaining, Tye walked up to the twins slowly and kneeled down to their level. He introduced himself to the two in Spanish quietly and then, to both Jaime and Bart's surprise, offered them some food. The twins gladly accepted the churros and sandwiches Tye had brought over for Jaime.
"It took everything I had to stop Bart from eating it," he said afterwards, while they were all eating leftovers. Bart simply shrugged it off and continued to eat off of Jaime's plate. "So, they only speak Spanish, but they understand English?" Bart asked. Jaime nodded and continued to feed the twins as they devoured their food as if they hadn't eaten in weeks. Tye was sitting quietly again, looking to the side, leaning against the chair lazily with his arms crossed. He's been awfully quiet ever since everything that'd happened with the Reach. His face never seemed to change expressions anymore and it's as if he's refused to be happy. Whenever anyone sees him they tell Jaime afterwards how he looks so... Broken.
Soon after they had finished eating Bart decided to teach the twins how to play card games while Tye silently watched with a somewhat irritated expression. Jaime was in the kitchen doing the dishes and occasionally glanced up to make sure no one had set the house on fire.
The night ended uneventfully, and Jaime decided that the twins should sleep in his room with him tonight. Bart and Tye would have to sleep together in the same bed in the guest room. However, something strange happened right before they all went to bed. As Jaime was setting up a small bed for the twins, he saw something race down the hallway- as in, as fast as Bart race down the hallway. He looked out, expecting to see the speedster he knew always wanted to sleep over. But instead of seeing Bart standing there, the twins were there instead- both of them holding hands and giggling with the same electricity that followed from the speedforce.
Jaime stared in shock as he connected the dots.
Their parents died from lightning.
They ate unusually large amounts of food.
The scarab's scan indicated irregular patterns because their bodies were too fast.
Jaime had finally realized.
Oh my frickin' gosh they're speedsters.
